The Serpent and the Wings of Night
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- Create Date：2023-11-02 04:20:40
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Carissa Broadbent
- ISBN：B0C6FSFWNX
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Reviews
girlofbooksandpages
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Really enjoyed this one！
Giovanna Dobinger
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4，5⭐️ those last 100 pages went wild 🤯
Intan Nur Ayu
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This book has my entire heart<3 From the way each characters were developed and how rich their backstories were， it’s impossible not to grow attached to some。 I especially loved how it was generally a smooth read （cuz plenty of fantasy books tend to get draggy at some point）; it was not the case as every chapter kept me excited and thoroughly curious！ I also loved how every fight scene constantly kept me on my toes and OH MY GOD THE PLOST TWIST？？！ I am still recovering from the ending but noneth This book has my entire heart<3 From the way each characters were developed and how rich their backstories were， it’s impossible not to grow attached to some。 I especially loved how it was generally a smooth read （cuz plenty of fantasy books tend to get draggy at some point）; it was not the case as every chapter kept me excited and thoroughly curious！ I also loved how every fight scene constantly kept me on my toes and OH MY GOD THE PLOST TWIST？？！ I am still recovering from the ending but nonetheless I can’t wait to start the second book！ 。。。more
Alessia
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Oraya è abbastanza problematica。 La trama scontata e i personaggi un po' incongruenti， sopratutto la protagonista。 Non c'è un personaggio che mi abbia preso。 Continuerò la serie per curiosità Oraya è abbastanza problematica。 La trama scontata e i personaggi un po' incongruenti， sopratutto la protagonista。 Non c'è un personaggio che mi abbia preso。 Continuerò la serie per curiosità 。。。more
Pili
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Madre de mi señor Jesucristo muerto en la cruz y reencarnado QUÉ LIBRO！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！Veamos es una humana que ha crecido entre vampiros y que tiene que luchar en una competición tipo los juegos del hambre de la que solo puede salir 1 persona viva。 Y evidentemente hay un concursante vampiro que es muy interesante y que encima esta que te cagas de bueno。。。 No diré más。He llorado como una cabrona y esta noche mismo me pongo con el segundo what a trip
Ramona
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I had such high expectations for this book， since I loved Broadbent's Slaying the Vampire Conqueror。 Alas， The Serpent and the Wings of Night was just an average fantasy book。 I think this book could have used more depth and complexity both in terms of plot and characterization。 The worldbuilding was lacking， I wished we got more information about why the 2 vampire factions were enemies and how does magic work in this world。 I also barely connected to Oraya or Raihn as characters because they we I had such high expectations for this book， since I loved Broadbent's Slaying the Vampire Conqueror。 Alas， The Serpent and the Wings of Night was just an average fantasy book。 I think this book could have used more depth and complexity both in terms of plot and characterization。 The worldbuilding was lacking， I wished we got more information about why the 2 vampire factions were enemies and how does magic work in this world。 I also barely connected to Oraya or Raihn as characters because they were pretty one note。 I did appreciate the fact that Raihn wasn't your usual alpha asshole tho。 I also must say I wasn't a fan of the narrator， which also lowered my enjoyment of the book as well。 。。。more
killmekitty
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so fucking good It has the perfect amount of spice and drama and it’s a slow burn， the ending had a nice twist and i just love love love the characters the world building is low key confusing for the first few chapters but that goes for every fantasy book
Paloma
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J'ai adoré， je me jette sur le t2 en espérant que la suite sera à la hauteur du t1！ J'ai adoré， je me jette sur le t2 en espérant que la suite sera à la hauteur du t1！ 。。。more
allea
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SUCH A GOOD FANTASY READDD AHHHHHHH i did not see that ending coming… well kind of did but most of it was a surprise！！i luv oraya <3 READING THE NEXT BOOK NOW！
Lina Emily V
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4
Rebecca Beck
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Amazing！ LOVED it！ The surprise ending was spectacular and I can't wait to read the second book。 Amazing！ LOVED it！ The surprise ending was spectacular and I can't wait to read the second book。 。。。more
Sophie
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LOVE！
Paris
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I think I would’ve liked this book so much more if the audiobook narrator wasn’t terrible！ She should definitely consider a different career path。 Her voices for the different characters were horrendous 。。 I had second hand embarrassment🙃。
Taylor Armstrong
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It’s giving Hunger Games x vampires。 I was drawn in by the plot and it was surprisingly well written for the genre that this is。 Love all the main characters。 Onto the next！
rachael
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i luv this book sm didn’t like the ending tho but cant have everything
Tylisha Dark
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I cannot put into words how much I loved this book。 The slow-burn between the fmc and the mmc was killing me， and making hungry for more at the same time！ I loved the storyline， and I am always here for a kick ass fmc who doesn't lose herself because of love。 Oraya and Raihn really do have to be one of my favourite couples。。。 they kind of remind me of Aelin and Rowan。 Badass， with a lot of sarcasm and a touch of heartbreak。 Definitely worth the read！！ I cannot put into words how much I loved this book。 The slow-burn between the fmc and the mmc was killing me， and making hungry for more at the same time！ I loved the storyline， and I am always here for a kick ass fmc who doesn't lose herself because of love。 Oraya and Raihn really do have to be one of my favourite couples。。。 they kind of remind me of Aelin and Rowan。 Badass， with a lot of sarcasm and a touch of heartbreak。 Definitely worth the read！！ 。。。more
Laura
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I enjoyed this book sooo much！！ Definitely scratched the ACOTAR itch 😌
Jessica Prow
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Fun twists！This was literally nothing that I expected and I love it for that！ Great characters， even though Oraya could lighten up a bit， great world building and a page turner。。。。 all make for a fantastic story。
Chelsea Boyer
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six stars
Kelsey Cornelsen
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I absolutely loved this book！！
Courtney
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4 starsI enjoyed this book， great world building， politics， class system， and character development。 I loved how Oraya and Raihn’s relationship developed， enemies to allies to lovers。I was waiting for the ball to drop with her Oraya’s adoptive father， it reminded me of the Underworld Movie universe Selene/Viktor dynamic。 I didn’t see the ending coming。 I liked it， I will read the next one。 However， something was missing for me。 I didn’t like the characters much until 50% of the book。
Emily
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Not my favorite world but I’ll continue reading the series。
Jasmine
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Initially I was HOOKED。 And a good deal of that goes towards Mr。 Vincent and his complex relationship with Oraya。What I Liked:1。 There were a lot of interesting things popping off immediately。 Why is a vampire king like Vincent showing such softness towards an orphaned human girl？ Why does Oraya want to win the Kejari？ How the hell is she planning to survive amongst all these powerful vampires？ What are the trials going to be like？ 2。 Raihn isn't tanned with black hair like all the other romanta Initially I was HOOKED。 And a good deal of that goes towards Mr。 Vincent and his complex relationship with Oraya。What I Liked:1。 There were a lot of interesting things popping off immediately。 Why is a vampire king like Vincent showing such softness towards an orphaned human girl？ Why does Oraya want to win the Kejari？ How the hell is she planning to survive amongst all these powerful vampires？ What are the trials going to be like？ 2。 Raihn isn't tanned with black hair like all the other romantasy boys。 Okay， give us some variety， Ms。 Broadbent！ 3。 I liked the details about vampires having black blood， the two different types of vampires at war in the world， a vampire origin story， and how the magic system worked。 I loved the way Broadbent tied the Kejari's trials to the lore of Nyaxia's journey from the White Pantheon。4。 Slow（er） burn relationship between Oraya and Raihn。 I found the lack of instalust and instalove heightened the romantic conflict。 5。 Rivals to lovers relationship between Oraya and Raihn。 Right now everyone is trying （and kinda failing， I don't want to drag the girls， but they leave me no choice LMAO） to do enemies to lovers。 6。 The complexity of Vincent's feelings towards Oraya and their relationship was great。 I LOVED seeing all the conflict and contrasts between Vincent the Father and Vincent the King。What I Didn't Like:1。 Fuck。 Used with the relish of a 13 year old trying to impress his bros。 Overdone！ 2。 The weeks between the trials dragged。 I wanted to feel the pressure and relish the high stakes！ 3。 Being told about Oraya and Raihn growing closer by hunting vampires instead of being shown。 I love to watch characters falling in love。 Being told instead of being shown is unsatisfying。4。 Oraya's an interesting character。 She hates vampires but also wants to become one？ Her prickly， snarky， stabby personality didn't feel fresh。5。 I needed some more details and fleshing out。 Vincent is allowed to give Oraya things between trials？ You can request withdrawal due to injury from a competition that I swore was a fight to the death？ How often to vampires need to eat？ Why do some people get killed by vampires but others get turned？ What's that process like？ Overall， this book got me really hyped up， but lost me in the middle。 Thank you Tor Publishing Group， Bramble， and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest opinion。 。。。more
Kelsee
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ya i loved it
Maddy Haggard
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Tbh I was really confused for a lot of this book but it was good， the ending was wild
Paola Matos
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I needed an easy fantasy read and started this one。 Lemme just say this book was good MINUS the last 100 pages that pissed me the fuck off。 I’m sorry but if ur lover literallly killed your father I would be a little more pissed than “I hated him。 And I loved him。 And I couldn’t even try to deny how beautiful he was， with his life-marked face doused in the flickering light of our world falling to ash。” Literally please FUCK OFF。 The entire book was about how the female protagonist does not take s I needed an easy fantasy read and started this one。 Lemme just say this book was good MINUS the last 100 pages that pissed me the fuck off。 I’m sorry but if ur lover literallly killed your father I would be a little more pissed than “I hated him。 And I loved him。 And I couldn’t even try to deny how beautiful he was， with his life-marked face doused in the flickering light of our world falling to ash。” Literally please FUCK OFF。 The entire book was about how the female protagonist does not take shit from ANYONE and trained her whole life to win a competition for herself and her father， who mind you， took her in and cared for her when no one else would。 But her lover she only knew for THREE MONTHS comes in， she falls in love， he kills her father and fucks up everything she trained her life for and she’s like…。 Well he’s hot。 NO。 What happened to the original plot of the story。 Nothing irks me more than when a female protagonist puts a male love interest first and makes her look STUPID。 sorry I just had to rant。 I will be reading this next book tho in the series cuz I’m so pissed off there has to be some kind of explanation for this。It had soooo much potential。 Literally the ending and the betrayal was so good and the TWIST？？ Crazy but Jesus Christ if only she put more of a backbone in the last 100 pages I would have rated it so much higher。 I’m madLol I keep coming to this review Everytime I remember something。 Also FUCK RAIHN。 you literally killed her father and he’s like “I’m so fucking sorry haha marry me” literally choke。 。。。more
egypt
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Fabbbb， wasn’t expecting it to end the way it did but I’m not mad it ！ definitely sets up the second book nicely
Sarah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Good plot and world building。 Love the slow burn/enemies to lovers
Zoe Cobbel
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not a single dull moment， i was giggling around while reading this， but my heart is broken besides it shattering my heart， this is a MASTERPIECE
Tally Vivarais
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